Beer & Drink

As fall approaches, many of the rituals that come with the season have gone by the wayside: No massive Labor Day picnics; no snapping photos in front of the school on the first day. But one Central Oregon fall tradition is actually coming to fruition this season: The Little Woody, a barrel-aged beer and cider […]

Some things just hit different come summertime. Here’s a short list: milkshakes, corn on the cob, tacos, margaritas, sandwiches with chips on it, cold beer… fresh fruit… you get the idea. If you take those last two items and roll them into one delicious beverage, you’ve got something ripe for the summer—which is exactly what […]

If you’ve ever been on the Deschutes Brewery Tour, then you’ve most certainly heard about how important water quality is in the brewing process. I asked Larry Johnson from Shade Tree Brewing, “How does water factor into making good beer?” “As Olympia Brewing always said: ‘It’s the water,’” he said. I wanted to find out […]

Non-alcoholic beer drinkers resigned to drinking lagers and light beers, check it out: Deschutes Brewery is going dark for you. On July 8, Bend’s oldest craft brewery released a non-alcoholic Irish Stout—offering a style of N-A beer that, while not unique among the non-alcoholic beer options out there in the world, is not a style […]

Opening a brand-new restaurant is no small task; opening a brand-new restaurant the day before statewide pandemic-fueled closures is a challenge no one was prepared for. David Fenech, co-owner of Vine-N-Tap on the outskirts of downtown Redmond, had already compiled a team of compassionate and skilled professionals with the combined potential to pull through any […]

Amid the ongoing stress of a global pandemic, summer has arrived. Some days that might mean hitting it hard on the water or trails. Other days, it might mean coping with lingering stress and worry about finances or physical and mental health. At Bend’s cannabis dispensaries, budtenders dole out a lot of emotional support while […]